Ravana - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.395	Here is the long history of Rama in which is shown how Rama by his prowess slew Ravana in battle.
Mbh.3.99.5207	For the destruction of Ravana, O king, Vishnu, in his own body, took his birth as the son of illustrious Dasaratha.
Mbh.3.146.7516	And from Janasthana, that mighty Rakshasa monarch, the wicked Ravana, carried away his Rama's queen by stratagem and force, deceiving, O sinless one, that foremost of men, through the agency of a Rakshasa, Maricha, who assumed the form of a deer marked with gem-like and golden spots
Mbh.3.147.7522	Then a mighty vulture Sampati by name, communicated the tidings that Sita was in the abode of Ravana.
Mbh.3.147.7527	Then by prowess Rama slew those Rakshasas in battle, and also Ravana, the oppressor of the worlds together with his Rakshasa followers.
Mbh.3.149.7630	O hero, to-day this wonder of my heart is very great, that thou remaining by his side, Rama should have encountered Ravana personally.
Mbh.3.149.7632	Surely, O son of the wind-god, there is nothing that is incapable of being achieved by thee; and in fight, Ravana together with his followers was no match for thee single-handed
Mbh.3.149.7636	But if I had slain Ravana, that thorn of the worlds, the glory of Raghu's son would have been obscured, and for this it is that I left him alone.
Mbh.3.150.7689	And, O Bhima, having felt a human being by coming in contact with thee, I have been put in mind of that son of Raghu, who was Vishnu himself under the name of Rama, and who delighted the heart of the world; and who was as the sun in regard to the lotus face of Sita, and also to that darkness, Ravana.
Mbh.3.272.13235	SECTION CCLXXII Markandeya said, O bull of the Bharata race, even Rama suffered unparalleled misery, for the evil-minded Ravana, king of the Rakshasas, having recourse to deceit and overpowering the vulture Jatayu, forcibly carried away his wife Sita from his asylum in the woods.
Mbh.3.272.13238	Whose son also was Ravana and for what was it that he had any misunderstanding with Rama?
Mbh.3.272.13249	And now, O king, I will relate unto thee birth of Ravana.
Mbh.3.272.13250	That Lord of all creatures and the Creator of the Universe viz, the Self-create Prajapati himself, that god possessed of great ascetic merit, is the grandfather of Ravana.
Mbh.3.273.13266	Two sons, those foremost of Rakshasas named Kumvakarna and the Ten-headed Ravana, both unequalled on earth in prowess, were born to Pushpotkata.
Mbh.3.273.13279	And the Ten-headed Ravana, supporting life by means of air alone and surrounded by the five sacred fires and absorbed in meditation, remained standing on one leg for a thousand years.
Mbh.3.273.13292	thereupon Ravana said, May I never experience defeat at the hands of Gandharvas, Celestials, Kinnaras, Asuras, Yakshas, Rakshasas, Serpents and all other creatures'
Mbh.3.273.13296	Markandeya said, Thus addressed, the Ten-headed Ravana was highly gratified, for on account of his perverted understanding, the man-eating one slightened human beings.
Mbh.3.273.13305	And Ravana forcibly took from him the celestial chariot Pushpaka.
Mbh.3.273.13310	On the other hand, the powerful and man-eating Rakshasas and Pisachas, having assembled together, invested the Ten-headed Ravana with their sovereignty.
Mbh.3.273.13311	And Ravana, capable of assuming any form at will and terrible in prowess, and capable also of passing through the air, attacked the gods and the Daityas and wrested from them all their valuable possessions.
Mbh.3.273.13312	And as he had terrified all creatures, he was called Ravana.
Mbh.3.273.13313	And Ravana, capable of mustering any measure of might inspired the very gods with terror
Mbh.3.275.13398	And after these Rakshasas had been slain, Surpanakha with mutilated nose and lips, repaired to Lanka, the abode of her brother Ravana.
Mbh.3.275.13399	And when that Rakshasa woman, senseless with grief and with dry blood-stains on her face, appeared before Ravana, she fell down at his feet.
Mbh.3.275.13400	And beholding her so horribly mutilated, Ravana became senseless with wrath and grinding his teeth sprung up from his seat.
Mbh.3.275.13408	Informed of the slaughter of his relatives, Ravana, impelled by Fate, remembered Maricha for slaying Rama.
Mbh.3.275.13411	Then crossing the Ocean, the Ten headed Ravana reached Gokarna, the favourite resort of the illustrious god armed with the trident.
Mbh.3.275.13412	And there Ravana met with his old friend Maricha who, from fear of Rama himself, had adopted an ascetic mode of life
Mbh.3.276.13413	SECTION CCLXXVI Markandeya said, Beholding Ravana come, Maricha received him with a respectful welcome, and offered him fruits and roots.
Mbh.3.276.13414	And after Ravana had taken his seat, and rested himself a while, Maricha skilled in speech, sat beside Ravana and addressed him who was himself as eloquent in speech, saying, Thy complexion hath assumed an unnatural hue; is it all right with thy kingdom, O king of the Rakshasas?
Mbh.3.276.13419	Ravana, whose heart was agitated with wrath and humiliation informed him briefly of the acts of Rama and the measures that were to be taken'
Mbh.3.276.13424	To this Ravana indignantly replied, reproaching him thus, If thou dost not obey my orders, thou shall surely die at my hands'
Mbh.3.276.13427	Then the Ten-headed Ravana said unto him, Go and tempt Sita, assuming the shape of a deer with golden horns and a golden skin!
Mbh.3.276.13432	Thus addressed, Maricha performed his obsequies in anticipation and with a sorrowful heart, followed Ravana who was in advance of him.
Mbh.3.276.13434	And Ravana appeared in the guise of an ascetic with head shaven, and adorned with a Kamandala, and a treble staff.
Mbh.3.276.13452	Meanwhile, the Rakshasa Ravana, wearing a genteel guise though wicked at heart, and like unto fire enveloped in a heap of ashes, showed himself there.
Mbh.3.276.13455	Disregarding these and assuming his own proper shape, that bull among Rakshasas began to re-assure the princess of Videha in these words, I am, O Sita, the king of the Rakshasas, known by the name of Ravana!
Mbh.3.276.13464	Ravana, however, followed her thither and intercepted her further progress.
Mbh.3.276.13466	But Ravana seized her by the hair of her head, and rose up into the air.
Mbh.3.276.13467	Then a huge vulture of the name of Jatayu living on a mountain peak, beheld that helpless lady thus weeping and calling upon Rama in great distress while being carried away by Ravana
Mbh.3.277.13469	And beholding his daughter-in-law Sita on the lap of Ravana, that ranger of the skies rushed in wrath against the king of the Rakshasas.
Mbh.3.277.13470	And the vulture addressed Ravana, saying, Leave the princess of Mithila, leave her I say!
Mbh.3.277.13476	And attacked thus by that vulture desirous of Rama's good, Ravana, taking up a sword, cut off the two wings of that bird.
Mbh.3.277.13495	And then they saw that creature to be a bird destitute of two wings, and that bird then told them of his own overthrow at the hands of Ravana for the sake of Sita.
Mbh.3.277.13496	Then Rama enquired of the vulture as to the way Ravana had taken.
Mbh.3.277.13498	And having understood from the sign the vulture had made that Ravana had gone towards the south, Rama reverencing his father's friend, caused his funeral obsequies to be duly performed.
Mbh.3.277.13527	As to thyself, O Rama, Sita hath been carried away with violence by king Ravana who dwelleth in Lanka.
Mbh.3.277.13535	Without doubt Ravana and others are known to the king of the monkeys'
Mbh.3.278.13541	Thou hast obtained information of Ravana and of the princess of Videha!
Mbh.3.278.13551	And when Rama informed Sugriva of the object he had in view, Sugriva showed him the piece of cloth that Sita had dropped among the monkeys, while being carried away by Ravana.
Mbh.3.278.13589	Meanwhile Ravana excited by lust, having reached his city of Lanka, placed Sita in an abode, resembling Nandana itself, within a forest of Asokas, that looked like an asylum of ascetics.
Mbh.3.278.13615	And, O timid lady, entertain thou no fear on account of Ravana, who is censured by the whole world, for, O daughter, thou art safe from him on account of Nalakuvera's curse.
Mbh.3.279.13636	SECTION CCLXXIX Markandeya said, And while the chaste Sita was dwelling there afflicted with melancholy and grief on account of her lord, attired in mean garb, with but a single jewel on the marital thread on her wrist, and incessantly weeping, seated on a stone, and waited upon by Rakshasa women, Ravana, afflicted by the shafts of the god of desire, came to her and approached her presence.
Mbh.3.279.13638	And dressed with care, Ravana looked like the Kalpa tree in Indra's garden.
Mbh.3.279.13668	And hearing these cruel words uttered by Sita, the foolish Ravana, although thus rejected, addressed Sita once more, saying, O lady, let the god having the Makara for his emblem burn me sorely.
Mbh.3.280.13696	But they that had gone towards the South did not make their appearance And they that came back represented to Rama, saying that although they had searched the whole earth with her belt of seas, yet they could not find either the princess of Videha or Ravana.
Mbh.3.280.13737	That king of birds then urged us to give up our vow by these words of his: Ravana is, indeed, known to me.
Mbh.3.281.13805	Rama replied unto him, saying, O lord of rivers, male and female, I desire thee to grant me a way for my troops, passing along which I may slay the Ten-headed Ravana, that wretch of Pulastya's race!
Mbh.3.281.13829	And having quartered his troops in those woods that skirted the city, Rama then sent the monkey Angada with great wisdom as his envoy to Ravana
Mbh.3.282.13831	Ravana, on the other hand, planted in his city many appliances constructed according to the rules of military science.
Mbh.3.282.13854	Hearing these defiant words of the enemy, king Ravana bore them ill, becoming senseless with wrath.
Mbh.3.283.13882	SECTION CCLXXXIII Markandeya said, And while those troops thus withdrawn were reposing themselves in their quarters, many little Rakshasas and Pisachas owning Ravana as their leader, penetrated amongst them.
Mbh.3.283.13886	And unable to endure this, Ravana marched out at the head of his troops.
Mbh.3.283.13887	And surrounded by his terrible army of Rakshasas and Pisachas, Ravana who was conversant with the rules of warfare like a second Usanas invested the monkey host, having disposed his troops in that array which is named after Usanas himself.
Mbh.3.283.13888	And beholding Ravana advancing with his army disposed in that array, Rama, following the mode recommended by Vrihaspati, disposed his troops in counter array for opposing that wanderer of the night.
Mbh.3.283.13889	And coming up quickly, Ravana began to fight with Rama.
Mbh.3.283.13892	And Ravana covered Rama with a shower of darts and lances and swords, and Rama also afflicted Ravana with his whetted arrows of iron furnished with the sharpest points, and in the same way Lakshmana smote the contending Indrajit with arrows capable of penetrating into the most vital parts and Indrajit also smote Sumitra's son with an arrowy shower.
Mbh.3.284.13903	Then mighty and great and fearful was the uproar that arose there in consequence of the warriors of Rama and Ravana rushing against each other.
Mbh.3.284.13912	And the surviving wreck of the Rakshasa army, having reached the city, informed king Ravana of everything that had happened.
Mbh.3.284.13913	And hearing from them that Prahasta and that mighty archer Dhumraksha, had both, with their armies, been slain by the powerful monkeys, Ravana drew a deep sigh and springing up from his excellent seat, said, the time is come for Kumbhakarna to act,
Mbh.3.285.13961	The deadly struggle, however, between the soldiers of Rama and Ravana, rushing against one another, instead of coming to an end even after this, raged on as before.
Mbh.3.286.13964	SECTION CCLXXXVI Markandeya said, Learning that Kumbhakarna had with his followers, fallen in battle as also that great warrior Prahasta, and Dhumraksha too of mighty energy, Ravana then addressed his heroic son Indrajit saying, O slayer of foes, slay thou in battle Rama and Sugriva and Lakshmana.
Mbh.3.286.13976	But when the son of Ravana found that he could not by his arrows gain any advantage over his adversary, that foremost of mighty warriors mustered all his energy.
Mbh.3.286.13983	The son of Ravana then took up a mace and struck on the left flank that foremost of monkeys, the heroic Angada who was then staying close beside him.
Mbh.3.286.13986	And thereupon jumping from his horseless and driverless car, the son of Ravana disappeared from sight, O king, by aid of his powers of illusion.
Mbh.3.286.13993	Indeed, the son of Ravana, concealing himself by his powers of illusion, furiously attacked the monkey host.
Mbh.3.287.13995	SECTION CCLXXXVII Markandeya said, Beholding both the brothers Rama and Lakshmana prostrate on the ground, the son of Ravana tied them in a net-work of those arrows of his which he had obtained as boons.
Mbh.3.287.14012	The son of Sumitra then, under Vibhishana's guidance, rushed towards that wrathful son of Ravana coming back, from desire of battle, to lead the attack.
Mbh.3.287.14017	And pierced with Lakshmana's arrows, the son of Ravana became senseless with wrath.
Mbh.3.287.14026	And Ravana then beheld that car without his son on it.
Mbh.3.287.14027	And hearing that his son had been slain, Ravana suffered his heart to be overpowered with grief.
Mbh.3.287.14039	With these and many other words of the same import, Avindhya succeeded in appeasing Ravana.
Mbh.3.288.14042	SECTION CCLXXXVIII Markandeya said, The Ten-necked Ravana, excited to fury at the death of his beloved son, ascended his car decked with gold and gems.
Mbh.3.288.14043	And surrounded by terrible Rakshasas with various kinds of weapons in their hands, Ravana rushed towards Rama, fighting with numerous monkey-chief.
Mbh.3.288.14045	And those foremost of monkeys and bears began to exterminate with trunks of trees, the soldiers of the Ten-necked Ravana, in his every sight.
Mbh.3.288.14046	And beholding the enemy slaughtering his troops, the Rakshasa king, Ravana, possessed of great powers of illusion, began to put them forth.
Mbh.3.288.14056	Therefore, O tiger among men, do thou, riding on the car driven by me, quickly slay Ravana in battle!
Mbh.3.288.14058	Thus addressed by him, the descendant of Raghu's race, however, doubted the truthful words of Matali, thinking this is another illusion produced by the Rakshasas, Vibhishana then addressed him saying, This, O tiger among men, is no illusion of the wicked Ravana!
Mbh.3.288.14060	The descendant of Kakutstha then cheerfully said unto Vibhishana, So be it, and riding on that car, rushed wrathfully upon Ravana.
Mbh.3.288.14061	And when Ravana, too, rushed against his antagonist, a loud wail of woe was set up by the creatures of the Earth, while the celestials in heaven sent forth a leonine roar accompanied by beating of large drums.
Mbh.3.288.14066	And beholding that most difficult feat, Ravana was struck with fear.
Mbh.3.288.14074	And beholding Ravana slain by Rama of famous achievements, the celestials, with the Gandharvas and the Charanas, rejoiced exceedingly.
Mbh.3.288.14075	And deprived of universal dominion by the energy of the Brahma weapon, the five elements forsook the illustrious Ravana.
Mbh.3.289.14078	SECTION CCLXXXIX Markandeya said, Having slain Ravana, that wretched king of the Rakshasas and foe of the celestials, Rama with his friends and Sumitra's son rejoiced exceedingly.
Mbh.3.289.14084	Then that old and wise counsellor of Ravana known by the name of Avindhya, with Sita walking before him but behind Vibhishana who was at the front, came out of the city.
Mbh.3.289.14122	For that person had cursed Ravana of old, saying, that if he ever approached an unwilling woman, his head should certainly be split into a hundred fragments.
Mbh.5.109.5023	It was here that the illustrious descendant of Pulastya, Ravana, the king of the Rakshasas, undergoing ascetic austerities, solicited the boon of immortality from the gods.
Mbh.7.23.1173	On Ghatotkacha's standard, O king, a vulture shone brightly, and his steeds also were capable of going everywhere at will, like those of Ravana in days of yore.
Mbh.7.57.2652	While dwelling there, the Rakshasa called Ravana, beguiling both him and his companion Lakshmana abducted his wife, the princess of Videha.
Mbh.7.93.4298	The battle between those two became fearful to behold, like that which in days of yore had taken place between Rama and Ravana.
Mbh.7.103.4782	The encounter that then took place between that man and Rakshasa resembled, O king, the battle in days of yore between Rama, and Ravana.
Mbh.7.106.4921	Indeed, that encounter between those two foremost of Rakshasas resembled that of old between Rama and Ravana, O lord!
Mbh.7.153.8110	I am the king of the Rakshasas, equal to the Ten-necked Ravana in might.
Mbh.7.179.9760	All those Rakshasas were endued with might equal to that Ravana and all of them were destroyers of Brahmanas and sacrifices.
Mbh.8.5.153	Even as Mahendra slew Vritra, and Rama slew Ravana; even as Krishna slew Naraka or Mura in battle; even as the mighty Rama of Bhrigu's race slew the heroic Kartavirya, invincible in battle, with all his kinsmen and friends, after fighting a terrible battle celebrated through the three worlds; even as Skanda slew the Asura Mahisha, and Rudra slew the Asura Andhaka, even so hath Arjuna, O king, in single combat, slain, with all his kinsmen, that foremost of smiters, viz, Karna, who was invincible in battle and upon whom the Dhartarashtras had placed their hopes of victory, and who was the great cause of the hostility with the Pandavas!
Mbh.9.29.2050	Similarly was the Rakshasa Ravana of Pulastya's race, with his relatives and followers, slain by Rama!
Mbh.9.53.3830	Each resembling Vasudeva, or Rama, or Visravana's son Ravana, they looked, O monarch, like Madhu and Kaitabha.
Mbh.9.53.3831	Each like the other in feats, they looked like Sunda and Upasunda, or Rama and Ravana, or Vali and Sugriva.
Mbh.12.339.21939	I shall then slay the terrible lord of the Rakshasas, that wretch of Pulastya's race, viz, the fierce Ravana, that throne of all the worlds, together with all his children and followers.
Mbh.12.359.23785	By succumbing to the influence of wrath, the ten-headed Ravana of great prowess, became the rival of Sakra and was for that reason slain by Rama in battle.
Mbh.13.17.2107	Thou art the mighty ape Hanuman that aided Vishnu in the incarnation of Rama in his expedition against Ravana.
Mbh.13.149.12531	He whose acts are never futile, He that cleanses those that worship Him, those that hear of Him and those that think of Him, He that is endued with pre-eminent energy and strength, He that transcends Indra in all attributes, He that accepts all His worshippers, He that is the Creation itself in consequence of His being the Causes thereof, He that upholds His self in the same form without being ever subject to birth, growth, or death, He that sustains all creatures in their respective functions in the universe, He that controls the hearts of all creatures CLI, CLXII; He that deserves to be known by those who wish to achieve what is for their highest good; He who is the celestial physician in the form of Dhanwantari, or He who cures that foremost of all diseases, viz, the bonds that bind one to the world; He that is always engaged in Yoga; He that slays great Asuras for establishing Righteousness; He that is the Lord of that Lakshmi who sprang from the ocean when it was churned by the deities and the Asuras, or, He that cherishes both the goddesses of prosperity and learning; He that is honey in consequence of the pleasure He gives to those that succeed in having a taste of him; He that transcends the senses or is invisible to those that turn away from Him; He that is possessed of great powers of illusion manifested in His beguiling Mahadeva and the deities on many occasions; He that puts forth great energy in achieving mighty feats; He that transcends all in might CLXIII, CLXXII; He that transcends all in intelligence; He that transcends all in puissance; He that transcends all in ability; He that discovers the universe by the effulgence emanating from his body; He whose body is incapable of being ascertained by the eye or any other sense organ of knowledge; He that is possessed of every beauty; He whose soul is incapable of being comprehended by either deities or men; He that held on his back, in the form of the vast tortoise, the huge mountain, Mandara, which was made the churning staff by the deities and the Asuras when they set themselves to churn the great ocean for obtaining therefrom all the valuables hid in its bosom; or, He who held up the mountains of Govardhana in the woods of Brinda for protecting the denizens of that delightful place, who were especial objects of His kindness, from the wrath of Indra who poured incessant showers for days together with a view to drowning every thing CLXXIII, CLXXX; He that can shoot His shafts to a great distance, piercing through obstruction of every kind; He that raised the submerged Earth, having assumed the form of the mighty Boar; He on whose bosom dwells the goddess of Prosperity; or He that is identical with Kama, the lord of Rati; He that is the Refuge of those that are righteous; He that is incapable of being won without thorough devotion; or, He that is incapable of being immured or restrained by any one putting forth his powers; He that is the delight of the deities, or, He that is the embodiment of fullness of joy; He that rescued the submerged Earth; or He that understands the hymns addressed to him by His devotees; He that is the Master of ell eloquent persons or He that dispels the calamities of all those who know him CLXXXL, CLXXXVIII; He that is full of blazing effulgence He that suppressed the afflictions of His adorers; or, He that assumes the form of Yama, the universal Destroyer, for chastising all persons that fall away from their duties; He that assumed the form of a Swan for communicating the Vedas to the Grandsire Brahman; or, He that enters into the bodies of all persons; He that has Garuda, the prince of the feathery denizens of the welkin, for His vehicle; He that is the foremost of snakes in consequence of His identity with Sesha or Ananta who upholds on his head the vast Earth, or, He that has the hood of the prince of snakes for His bed while He lies down to sleep on the vast expansion of water after the dissolution of the universe; He whose navel is as beautiful as gold; He that underwent the severest austerities in the form of Narayana at Vadari on the breast of Himavat; He whose navel resembles a lotus; or, He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus in which the Grandsire Brahma was born; He that is the Lord of all creatures CLXXXIX, CXCVII; He that transcends death; or, He that wards off Death from those that are devoted to him; He that always casts a kind eye on His worshippers; or, He that sees all things in the universe; He that destroys all things; or, He that drenches with nectar all those that worship Him with single-minded devotion; He that is the Ordainer of all ordainers; or, He that unites all persons with the consequences of their acts; He that himself enjoys and endures the fruits of all acts, or, He that assumed the form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, and going into exile at the command of His sire made a treaty with Sugriva the chief of the Apes for aiding him in the recovery of his kingdom from the grasp of his elder brother Vali in return for the assistance which Sugriva promised Him for recovering from Ravana His wife Sita who had been ravished by that Rakshasa and borne away to his island home in Lanka, He that is always of the same form; or, He that is exceedingly affectionate unto His worshippers; He that is always moving; or, He that is of the form of Kama who springs up in the heart of every creature; He that is incapable of being endured by Danavas and Asuras or, He that rescued His wife Sita after slaying Ravana, or, He that shows compassion towards even Chandalas and members of other low castes when they approach Him with devotion, in allusion to His friendship, in the form of Rama, for Guhaka the chief of the Chandalas, inhabiting the country known by the name of Sringaverapura; He that chastises the wicked; or, He that regulates the conduct of all persons by the dictates of the Srutis and the Smritis; He whose soul has true knowledge for its indication; or, He that destroyed Ravana, the foe of the gods, having assumed the form of Rama that was full of compassion and other amiable virtues; He that destroys the foes of the deities or, He that slays those who obstruct or forbid the giving of presents unto deserving persons CXCVII, CCVIII; He that is the instructor in all sciences and the father of all; He that is the instructor of even the Grandsire Brahma; He that is the abode or resting place of all creatures; He that is the benefactor of those that are good and is free from the stain of falsehood; He whose prowess is incapable of being baffled; He that never casts his eye on such acts as are not sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; He that casts his eye on such acts as are sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; or, He whose eye never winks or sleeps; He that wears the unfading garland of victory called by the name of Vaijayanti; He that is the Lord of speech and that is possessed of great liberality insomuch that He rescued the lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile by granting them His grace CCLX, CCXVIII; He that leads persons desirous of Emancipation to the foremost of all conditions, viz, Emancipation itself; or, He that assumes the form of a mighty Fish and scudding through the vast expanse of waters that cover the Earth when the universal dissolution comes, and dragging the boat tied to His horns, leads Manu and others to safety; He that is the leader of all creatures; or, He that sports in the vast expanse of waters which overwhelm all things at the universal dissolution; He whose words are the Veda and who rescued the Vedas when they were submerged in the waters at the universal dissolution; He that is the accomplisher of all functions in the universe; He that assumes the form of the wind for making all living creatures act or exert themselves; or, He whose motions are always beautiful, or, who wishes His creatures to glorify Him; He that is endued with a thousand heads; He that is the Soul of the universe and as such pervades all things; He that has a thousand eyes and a thousand legs; CCXIX, CCXXVI; He that causes the wheel of the universe to revolve at His will; He whose soul is freed from desire and who transcends those conditions that invest Jiva and to which Jiva is liable; He that is concealed from the view of all persons that are attached to the world; or, He that has covered the eyes of all persons with the bandage of nescience; He that grinds those that turn away from him; He that sets the days a-going in consequence of His being identical with the Sun; He that is the destroyer of all-destroying Time itself; He that conveys the libations poured on the sacred fire unto those for whom they are intended; or, He that bears the universe, placing it on only a minute fraction of His body; He that has no beginning; or, He that has no fixed habitation He that upholds the Earth in space in the form of Sesha, or, rescues her in the form of the mighty boar or supports her as a subtil pervader CCXXVII, CCXXXV; He that is exceedingly inclined to grace, insomuch that He grants happiness to even foes like Sisupala; He that has been freed from the attributes of Rajas passion and Tamas darkness so that He is pure or stainless Sattwa by itself; or, He that has obtained the fruition of all His wishes; He that supports the universe; He that feeds or enjoys the universe; He that is displayed in infinite puissance; He that honours the deities, the Pitris, and His own worshippers; He that is honoured or adored by those that are themselves honoured or adored by others; or, He whose acts are all beautiful and enduring; He that accomplishes the purposes of others; or, He that is the benefactor of others; He that withdraws all things unto Himself at the universal dissolution; or, He that destroys the foes of the deities or of His worshippers; He that has the waters for his home; or, He that is the sole Refuge of all creatures or He that destroys the ignorance of all creatures CCXXXVI, CCXLVI; He that is distinguished above all, He that cherishes the righteous, He that cleanses all the worlds, He that crowns with fruition the desires of all creatures, He whose wishes are always crowned with fruition, He that gives success to all, He that bestows success upon those that solicit Him for it CCXLVII, CCLVI; He that presides over all sacred days; or, He that overwhelms Indra himself with His own excellent attributes, He that showers all objects of desire upon His worshippers, He that walks over all the universe, He that offers the excellent flight of steps constituted by Righteousness unto those that desire to ascend to the highest place; He that has Righteousness in His abdomen; or, He that protects Indra even as a mother protects the child in her womb; He that aggrandises His worshippers, He that spreads Himself out for becoming the vast universe, He that is aloof from all things though pervading them; He that is the receptacle of the ocean of Srutis CCLVII, CCLXIV; He that is possessed of excellent arms ie, arms capable of upholding the universe; He that is incapable of being borne by any creature, He from whom flowed the sounds called Brahman or Veda, He that is the Lord of all Lords of the universe, He that is the giver of wealth, He that dwells in His own puissance, He that is multiform, He that is of vast form, He that resides in the form of Sacrifice in all animals, He that causes all things to be displayed CCLXV, CCLXXIV, He that is endued with great might, energy, and splendour; He that displays Himself in visible forms to His worshippers, He that scorches the unrighteous with His burning energy, He that is enriched with the sixfold attributes of affluence, etc,

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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